06/05/2025
We are thrilled to have assembled a fabulous team of musicians for Sunday's "Mass for troubled times" concert event (https://www.facebook.com/share/14pnti3WHv/). Among those joining our own St. Bartholomew Choir and friends will include Julie Bosworth, Nicole Stover, and Kristen Dubenion Smith.
With a voice like “a long, unbroken beam of light” (San Francisco Classical Voice), soprano Julie Bosworth has captivated audiences from coast to coast. Julie has sung extensively with American Bach Soloists, Tempesta di Mare, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, In Series Opera, Staunton Music Festival, Mountainside Baroque, Early Music Access Project, the Handel Choir of Baltimore, True Concord Voices and Orchestra, Washington Bach Consort, Apollo’s Fire, The Broken Consort, Seraphic Fire, Academy of Sacred Drama, Bach in Baltimore, The Thirteen, Kinnara, Hesperus, Raylynmor Opera, Les Canards Chantants, the 21st Century Consort, Musica Spira, Pitch Craft Collective, The New Consort, and Opera Henriette. She resides at the northernmost point of Washington D.C. with husband, baritone Corbin Phillips, and their dog, Penny.
Nicole Stover is a vibrant local soprano with a passion for collaborative storytelling. She currently teaches private voice and piano lessons and has a valued history of choral work with ensembles around the DMV area. Recent highlights include a presentation of Meg Huskin’s Etiquette for Ladies with Tell Tale Opera and inaugural concerts with The Cecilia Collective and Pitch Craft Collective. In the Spring of 2022, Nicole received her Master’s Degree in Vocal Performance at Peabody Conservatory under the direction of Ah Young and Dr. Patrick O’Donnell. She currently studies with Dr. Randall Scarlata.
Nicole regularly sings dynamic programs with Emmanuel Choir in Baltimore, Annapolis Opera Chorus and previously Maryland Lyric Opera Chorus. Recent oratorio solo work includes Bernstein’s MASS!, Fauré’s Requiem, and Bach’s B minor Mass. When she isn’t teaching lessons or performing, Nicole is usually found digging through art song texts or her home garden for inspiration.
Recognized for her “velvety legato and embracing warmth of sound” (Washington Classical Review) and “lyric-mezzo of uncommon beauty” (The Washington Post,) mezzo soprano Kristen Dubenion-Smith enjoys an active performing career in oratorio and sacred vocal chamber music, specializing in music of the medieval, renaissance and baroque eras. Highlights from recent seasons include Bach’s St. Matthew Passion with the Washington National Cathedral Baroque Orchestra, Handel’s Esther with Opera Lafayette, and Bach’s Christmas Oratorio with The Washington Bach Consort. She also sings on the 2021 Grammy winning recording of The Prison by Ethel Smyth with the Experiential Orchestra. In the fall of 2016, she joined the Choir of Men and Boys/Girls at the Washington National Cathedral as the first woman to be offered a position in this choir. 2024- 2025 season highlights include Bach’s St. Matthew Passion with the Washington Bach Consort, and performances with the Washington National Cathedral Baroque Orchestra, Choralis, the Folger Consort, and debuts with The Thirteen, Variant 6, and Musica Spira.
